Superfeet Insoles

[yourfuckingdad]

Just got back from the physical therapist's and she says I'm developing plantar fasciitis. I noticed issues after skating in some old sb dunk highs with the stock insoles, and then going to a long ass march a day or two later. Since then, my feet have been killing me and I decided to start using my old ass Footprint Gamechangers.

She looked at the Gamechangers insoles and said the arch in them is too soft and I should get Superfeet Green insoles. Does anyone have experience with them? I'm worried they won't have enough impact protection for skating since I'm pretty sensitive to that. Even my dunks are feeling too thin these days.

I placed an order for some new Gamechangers a couple weeks ago and they haven't shipped. I'm wondering if I should cancel my order and get these Superfeet ones.

[pointandclick]

superfeet arent great for skating. well anyones that have the harder shank in the heels, which is the green ones. they crack and break. decent for snowboarding though.
sole is a better option https://yoursole.com/
active medium, or performance cork mediums are decent.

[TastyBurrito]

I run Superfeet green in my workout shoes. Great for jumping rope, running, walking, etc. But I don't see myself skating in them. The plastic arch support feels like it would crack.

[in love w/ fs shuvs]

superfeet arent great for skating. well anyones that have the harder shank in the heels, which is the green ones. they crack and break. decent for snowboarding though.
sole is a better option https://yoursole.com/
active medium, or performance cork mediums are decent.

So what's up with this? What's the consensus around fp's now? It's been like 7 years since their dominance.

[JANUS]

I skate with the green ones and I like them. Your experience may differ. However, I find that supporting my arches makes my ankles and knees stay in line much better, which decreases pain in my lower back and hips. Also, I like that I can switch them out for new ones when they get packed down or the plastic gets bent. I tried skating with some sports orthotics before and it was a nightmare. That said, I’ve never tried any skate insoles, so maybe I should give those a whirl next time I’m not poor.

[rocklobster]

I've used the Superfeet Copper and Carbon before for both hiking, running and skateboarding, well worth the money. I'd definitely invest in those with a harder arch support, the rest of the foam of the insole took the impact for me and my low impact ledge / park skating.

Another benefit from having less aches and pains post session is less knee pain since your arches aren't collapsed and your knees aren't pronating inwards. I've also had way fewer ankle tweaks and when I have they've been a lot less severe, out 1-2 days max with some rehab work.

[in love w/ fs shuvs]

https://www.superfeet.com/en-us/orange

^This or gamechangers? Kinda hate how fps start to disintegrate...

edit: tennis dudes thread with more info on insoles. some anecdotes about superfeet and footprints.
https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/index.php?threads/the-best-insoles.573470/

[rocklobster]

https://www.superfeet.com/en-us/orange

^This or gamechangers? Kinda hate how fps start to disintegrate...

edit: tennis dudes thread with more info on insoles. some anecdotes about superfeet and footprints.
https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/index.php?threads/the-best-insoles.573470/

Superfeet over FP IMO, better designed for arch support if that's what your after and you have flat feet.

[Gray Imp Sausage Metal]

I have the orange ones, haven't put them in a pair of shoes yet but that heel shank feels THICC

[LebowskisRug]

superfeet arent great for skating. well anyones that have the harder shank in the heels, which is the green ones. they crack and break. decent for snowboarding though.
sole is a better option https://yoursole.com/
active medium, or performance cork mediums are decent.

Ordered both to try. I have strong ankles but collapsed arches. I like Popcush but the heel doesn't provide a full cup. Hope these don't reduce volume too much but it's a 90 day money back guarantee so it's worth a shot.

[FakieFlipCG]

https://www.superfeet.com/en-us/orange

^This or gamechangers? Kinda hate how fps start to disintegrate...

edit: tennis dudes thread with more info on insoles. some anecdotes about superfeet and footprints.
https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/index.php?threads/the-best-insoles.573470/

I saw someone in that tennis thread refer to FPs as "ARTi-LAGE" so I looked it up.

I thought FPs were using some proprietary, patented formula but I guess they're actually just some random insole that anyone can buy in bulk.

https://www.made-in-china.com/showroom/maggie1117/product-detailPKpQSCAcXLWe/China-Arti-Lage-Insoles.html

[in love w/ fs shuvs]

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https://www.superfeet.com/en-us/orange

^This or gamechangers? Kinda hate how fps start to disintegrate...

edit: tennis dudes thread with more info on insoles. some anecdotes about superfeet and footprints.
https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/index.php?threads/the-best-insoles.573470/

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I saw someone in that tennis thread refer to FPs as "ARTi-LAGE" so I looked it up.

I thought FPs were using some proprietary, patented formula but I guess they're actually just some random insole that anyone can buy in bulk.

https://www.made-in-china.com/showroom/maggie1117/product-detailPKpQSCAcXLWe/China-Arti-Lage-Insoles.html

LOL wow they're $3?!?!? Who's trying to make a slap insole company with better prices than footprint?

[yourfuckingdad]

I appreciate all the feedback. My PT said to get the Superfeet Greens. I'll pick some up today. My feet (and back) are so fucked up though that I don't know when I'll be able to skate again.

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https://www.superfeet.com/en-us/orange

^This or gamechangers? Kinda hate how fps start to disintegrate...

edit: tennis dudes thread with more info on insoles. some anecdotes about superfeet and footprints.
https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/index.php?threads/the-best-insoles.573470/

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I saw someone in that tennis thread refer to FPs as "ARTi-LAGE" so I looked it up.

I thought FPs were using some proprietary, patented formula but I guess they're actually just some random insole that anyone can buy in bulk.

https://www.made-in-china.com/showroom/maggie1117/product-detailPKpQSCAcXLWe/China-Arti-Lage-Insoles.html

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LOL wow they're $3?!?!? Who's trying to make a slap insole company with better prices than footprint?

lmao I figured they were doing some whitelabeling or something.

[in love w/ fs shuvs]

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https://www.superfeet.com/en-us/orange

^This or gamechangers? Kinda hate how fps start to disintegrate...

edit: tennis dudes thread with more info on insoles. some anecdotes about superfeet and footprints.
https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/index.php?threads/the-best-insoles.573470/

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I saw someone in that tennis thread refer to FPs as "ARTi-LAGE" so I looked it up.

I thought FPs were using some proprietary, patented formula but I guess they're actually just some random insole that anyone can buy in bulk.

https://www.made-in-china.com/showroom/maggie1117/product-detailPKpQSCAcXLWe/China-Arti-Lage-Insoles.html

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LOL wow they're $3?!?!? Who's trying to make a slap insole company with better prices than footprint?

lmao I figured they were doing some whitelabeling or something.
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It might be more expensive trying to get stuff shipped internationally and deal with customs so the markup may be necessary. Who knows how much they make in profit from each sale

[Weekend96]

I skate in superfeet oranges. Highly recommend.

[Richard Skidder]

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https://www.superfeet.com/en-us/orange

^This or gamechangers? Kinda hate how fps start to disintegrate...

edit: tennis dudes thread with more info on insoles. some anecdotes about superfeet and footprints.
https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/index.php?threads/the-best-insoles.573470/

[close]

I saw someone in that tennis thread refer to FPs as "ARTi-LAGE" so I looked it up.

I thought FPs were using some proprietary, patented formula but I guess they're actually just some random insole that anyone can buy in bulk.

https://www.made-in-china.com/showroom/maggie1117/product-detailPKpQSCAcXLWe/China-Arti-Lage-Insoles.html

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LOL wow they're $3?!?!? Who's trying to make a slap insole company with better prices than footprint?

1000 piece minimum though!

[Xen]

Not to give too much praise just yet, but I picked up some superfeet greens off amazon and so far, so damn good?

I've pretty bad sciatica on my right side (+old +lots of working out); I invert daily (hang upside down), and use a number of back related tools to get unkinked in the AM.

First try it felt like the arch support was too far back, too close to my heel. Stuck with it for the rest of the day and I'm pretty impressed with the lack of pain/pain relief from just 3 hours using them at the gym. Going skating with them later.

Heel cup is deep and they are not cushy. At all. Pretty hard in fact. Better to use with shoes that have midsole support/that don't rely on insoles.

[Ok]

Not to give too much praise just yet, but I picked up some superfeet greens off amazon and so far, so damn good?

I've pretty bad sciatica on my right side (+old +lots of working out); I invert daily (hang upside down), and use a number of back related tools to get unkinked in the AM.

First try it felt like the arch support was too far back, too close to my heel. Stuck with it for the rest of the day and I'm pretty impressed with the lack of pain/pain relief from just 3 hours using them at the gym. Going skating with them later.

Heel cup is deep and they are not cushy. At all. Pretty hard in fact. Better to use with shoes that have midsole support/that don't rely on insoles.

I’m interested in reading your report after skating them.
For me, I feel like Superfeet help with alignment issues, but there is very little cushioning and my feet hurt.

[funeral_tuxedo]

Not to give too much praise just yet, but I picked up some superfeet greens off amazon and so far, so damn good?

I've pretty bad sciatica on my right side (+old +lots of working out); I invert daily (hang upside down), and use a number of back related tools to get unkinked in the AM.

First try it felt like the arch support was too far back, too close to my heel. Stuck with it for the rest of the day and I'm pretty impressed with the lack of pain/pain relief from just 3 hours using them at the gym. Going skating with them later.

Heel cup is deep and they are not cushy. At all. Pretty hard in fact. Better to use with shoes that have midsole support/that don't rely on insoles.

@Xen yeah please keep us updated with how they continue to feel.

[Xen]

So skating was fine. I put them in my KSLs, which have the pour in G6 midsole which does all the work; the stock insole is pretty much throw away/flat (though it does have a teeny bit of arch support). So these didn't feel off/odd in them.

Only did flat and curbs so low impact - arches do hurt a bit but that's to having support for a change. FWIW I came off FP Gamechangers in my low impact workout shows (essentially just walking, no heavy lifting while standing) that probably need to be re-molded and the stock KSL insoles.

I really liked them for working out, though I wouldn't lift in them for things like legs/deads/shrugs as there is too much arch and I like flat feet for heavy stuff. It's clear they do not provide cushion of any sort, nothing spongy, and I'd say they are on par with/as hard as the gamechangers. My guess is that if you are coming from say....Super/Ultra cush your feet and knees will hate you and I would not huck in these anything over a 3-4 stair UNLESS you have something like the KSL/show where the midfoot does all the work.

No lie my back feels loads better after using them all day.

[Xen]

Day two morning update:

Feet are sore and the outer edge/area of my forefoot (ball of foot, pad below pinky toe) area, fucking hurts today, both feet.

If I had to guess it's the extra pressure applied to that area due to the higher arch/better alignment...or they're just forcing my foot to angle oddly.

[Ok]

Day two morning update:

Feet are sore and the outer edge/area of my forefoot (ball of foot, pad below pinky toe) area, fucking hurts today, both feet.

If I had to guess it's the extra pressure applied to that area due to the higher arch/better alignment...or they're just forcing my foot to angle oddly.

Same experience

[Xen]

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Day two morning update:

Feet are sore and the outer edge/area of my forefoot (ball of foot, pad below pinky toe) area, fucking hurts today, both feet.

If I had to guess it's the extra pressure applied to that area due to the higher arch/better alignment...or they're just forcing my foot to angle oddly.

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Same experience

Did you push through to see if it got better?

Did another 2.5hrs in the gym with them in some Nike Blazer Mid '77s to great effect, no foot pain but still a bit sore. heading out in an hour or so to skate them again.

[LebowskisRug]

Superfeet makes different insoles designed for impact. I would use those for skating instead.

I've got the Sole medium active and performance coming which are less firm and have some cushion. Curious if they won't change the volume of my shoes.

[Xen]

Superfeet makes different insoles designed for impact. I would use those for skating instead.

I'm not doing anything high impact these days. If I start hucking or I notice my feet hurt (and not from adjusting) I'll look into the orange or the adapt runners (tho they look pretty flat at the front and more cushy in the heel).

From what I've read, the orange have a lower arch and slightly shallower heel cup (compared to the green which has the max arch and heel cup depth) + the padded forefoot so more cushion; I'm not getting any heel slip with the greens.

https://theathleticfoot.com/insoles/superfeet-green-vs-orange/
No idea how accurate thise is.

One thing I noticed on Amazon is the Orange seem to have a higher/faster rate of failure. Many of the reviews also cite the greens arch sitting back closer to the heel as I found it to do.

[yourfuckingdad]

I've been wearing my Superfeet Greens pretty much all the time since I got them. My feet got so fucked that I couldn't walk at all without pain. So I'm wearing them in a new pair of Slip-On Pros inside and in my Dunk Highs outside and they've allowed me to walk again.

As others have said, they pretty firm so I'm not sure how skating will be. They also have a slippery surface, unlike most skate insoles which are grippy which I'm not too stoked about.

I'm very happy to be able to walk again, so they're def worth it, but I'm gonna keep my Gamechangers purchase and use those for skating whenever they decide to ship them. My issue with Gamechangers has always been that they don't provide much impact protection, despite their fancy foam. Maybe the new ones are better. My current ones are from like 2016.

[Xen]

I've been wearing my Superfeet Greens pretty much all the time since I got them. My feet got so fucked that I couldn't walk at all without pain. So I'm wearing them in a new pair of Slip-On Pros inside and in my Dunk Highs outside and they've allowed me to walk again.

As others have said, they pretty firm so I'm not sure how skating will be. They also have a slippery surface, unlike most skate insoles which are grippy which I'm not too stoked about.

I'm very happy to be able to walk again, so they're def worth it, but I'm gonna keep my Gamechangers purchase and use those for skating whenever they decide to ship them. My issue with Gamechangers has always been that they don't provide much impact protection, despite their fancy foam. Maybe the new ones are better. My current ones are from like 2016.

The new/old gamechanger are no different. I picked up a pair from a recent re-stock and they're the same old thing.

In a vulc the greens probably suck, my only experience is with the KSLs (which again, the pour-in midsole is doing all the support/impact work, the stock insoles were thin basic crap). I'd imagine they work well in the berle since the ultimate wafflewhateverthefuck is the core of the shoe.

[InternetDaddy]

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https://www.superfeet.com/en-us/orange

^This or gamechangers? Kinda hate how fps start to disintegrate...

edit: tennis dudes thread with more info on insoles. some anecdotes about superfeet and footprints.
https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/index.php?threads/the-best-insoles.573470/

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I saw someone in that tennis thread refer to FPs as "ARTi-LAGE" so I looked it up.

I thought FPs were using some proprietary, patented formula but I guess they're actually just some random insole that anyone can buy in bulk.

https://www.made-in-china.com/showroom/maggie1117/product-detailPKpQSCAcXLWe/China-Arti-Lage-Insoles.html

i feel like in general if it's from a big box company with millions of dollars behind them, it's probably not proprietary. or maybe they came up with it and had a limited exclusivity contract

[Xen]

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https://www.superfeet.com/en-us/orange

^This or gamechangers? Kinda hate how fps start to disintegrate...

edit: tennis dudes thread with more info on insoles. some anecdotes about superfeet and footprints.
https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/index.php?threads/the-best-insoles.573470/

[close]

I saw someone in that tennis thread refer to FPs as "ARTi-LAGE" so I looked it up.

I thought FPs were using some proprietary, patented formula but I guess they're actually just some random insole that anyone can buy in bulk.

https://www.made-in-china.com/showroom/maggie1117/product-detailPKpQSCAcXLWe/China-Arti-Lage-Insoles.html

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i feel like in general if it's from a big box company with millions of dollars behind them, it's probably not proprietary. or maybe they came up with it and had a limited exclusivity contract

One would question why no one else as picked them up, slapped on a brand and marketed them towards a different sub-group at this point.

[radcunt]

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https://www.superfeet.com/en-us/orange

^This or gamechangers? Kinda hate how fps start to disintegrate...

edit: tennis dudes thread with more info on insoles. some anecdotes about superfeet and footprints.
https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/index.php?threads/the-best-insoles.573470/

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I saw someone in that tennis thread refer to FPs as "ARTi-LAGE" so I looked it up.

I thought FPs were using some proprietary, patented formula but I guess they're actually just some random insole that anyone can buy in bulk.

https://www.made-in-china.com/showroom/maggie1117/product-detailPKpQSCAcXLWe/China-Arti-Lage-Insoles.html

You reallly reckon Brezinski is developing a scientific breakthrough?  I liked my Gamechangers, but they fell to bits and barely held their shape.  As soon as I found out it was his thing, it made sense it was probably just an alibaba rebrand.